https://mariaesteves.com Maria Esteves Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:51:02 +0000 https://mariaesteves.com en http://mariaesteves.com/Lokal-int Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:51:02 +0000 Maria Esteves 436974 ALL TOGETHER NOW Maria Esteves &amp; Soren Gunzinger 08.09.2022 | Lokal-int | Biel/Bienne on the beamer :— What do you do when you cannot sleep at night ? video projection and sound, 6’40, 2022 on the screen :— We rehearse video and sound, 10’ loop, 2022 /// Au début Mickey n’avait pas de gants. /// Dans « Les enfants Tanner » de Robert Walser, le jeune Simon finit toujours par quitter le travail qu’il vient de trouver. /// Il y a un glitch dans GTA 5 qui permet d’aller sous la map. /// Ignatz lance des briques à Krazy Cat, qui prend ça comme une preuve d’amour. /// Une des dernières tendances TikTok consiste à s’asperger de sa propre cyprine en guise de parfum. /// Maria était tranquillement installée sur le canapé quand une main est apparue à la fenêtre. /// Pour s’endormir, Soren s’imagine qu’il marche droit devant lui. /// Dans Mario Kart, le mode miroir nous fait perdre tous nos repères. /// Ma tante qui sort de son lit attirée par l’odeur du pain grillé. /// Dans le film Suspiria de 2018, une scène de danse se superpose à une scène de torture par une force invisible. Dans les deux cas, le corps se contorsionne à l’extrême. On observe tour à tour la maîtrise du corps et le corps maîtrisé. /// Plus il y a de projecteurs braqués sur la scène, plus il y a d’ombres qui planent autour. /// C’est l’histoire d’un guide qui ne sait pas où il va. /// J’ai rencontré Maria et Soren en travaillant au musée d’art contemporain de Genève. Pendant les longues heures d’ouverture, on a beaucoup parlé et marché, et parfois dansé et chanté. /// Accepter d’avoir les pieds mouillés. /// Dans les escaliers de Chambord, une personne peut monter et une autre descendre sans qu’elles se rencontrent, bien qu’elles se voient. /// Autant il y a de fromage, autant il y a de fromage. ///Exhibition text by Colin Raynal <img width="2299" height="1549" width_o="2299" height_o="1549" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/28ddbdd0817fa0439545872f38dd0e1a54f120988d1dd6b82bb747a60fd3997d/lkl.jpg" data-mid="1258656" border="0" /><img width="2214" height="1488" width_o="2214" height_o="1488" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/98b04d06a4c27c51e440c7e53e9efc1c8f946cf011c9b55e84f75e5750b2d46b/lkl_2.jpg" data-mid="1258657" border="0" /> ALL TOGETHER NOW Maria Esteves &amp; Soren Gunzinger 08.09.2022 | Lokal-int | Biel/Bienne on the beamer :— What do you do when you cannot sleep at night ? video... http://mariaesteves.com/Exhibition-views Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:33:16 +0000 Maria Esteves 436973 2026 <img width="5241" height="3494" width_o="5241" height_o="3494" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c5db9c2f973b05720e5ab79a91f8699c32575e84eb428e20cc95cc65b1c341d0/20260214_Forde_01_Documentation_TheaGiglio_00009-copie.jpg" data-mid="1432741" border="0" /><img width="5382" height="3588" width_o="5382" height_o="3588" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/942e759fdad2737938f9ad978b895de8a80f29adb7c8483e1232ab872209acb5/20260214_Forde_01_Documentation_TheaGiglio_00010-copie.jpg" data-mid="1432743" border="0" />Forde Geneva (2026 group show) 2025 <img width="7763" height="5822" width_o="7763" height_o="5822" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c24da1ce15ee1bd3ea61cfc060d2484ff3c93b43e2b7e1e25d2300f096098cd5/1.jpg" data-mid="1438687" border="0" /> <img width="8256" height="6192" width_o="8256" height_o="6192" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d7f625a5469b4a84a55ceb857496367cab3c9d91b92e56c2b7fad41bcc0f44e8/2.jpg" data-mid="1438688" border="0" /> Accappella : EAC Halles de Porrentruy (Avec Fanny Adrianna Dunning, Julie/Julot Wuhrmann et Nolan Lucidi) 2023Hua International : Georgie The Bat (Berlin) <img width="1366" height="2048" width_o="1366" height_o="2048" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ce580b4e824ec3ddf43290c3f8fdcbf4b0ff7ca31eeb1a9e65be26300df829fd/bat.JPG" data-mid="1343619" border="0" data-scale="68"/> Urgent Paradise : Take Care (Lausanne) &nbsp; <img width="7360" height="4912" width_o="7360" height_o="4912" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9caeec5dabefd7ef32c2d657064a12a57de07624fe08f70aafa4d58e3e3181e0/_1_DSC9037.jpg" data-mid="1359316" border="0" /><img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a143d37ad470eef88f67a8fa098609060a359ba47b9a1854e25d8c34c5ea809d/_1_DSC9081.jpg" data-mid="1359318" border="0" data-scale="62"/><img width="7360" height="4912" width_o="7360" height_o="4912" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/84f2468f7a3f69415b280db05029138a1ab10e8ada47936757f96f5cfd432e5a/_1_DSC9046.jpg" data-mid="1359317" border="0" data-scale="62"/> <img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/968b59316ebe553ba7f5b13d61e1914200129f9ce5b5c509099b8ec16dc4380b/_1_DSC9039.jpg" data-mid="1359319" border="0" data-scale="62"/> La Placette : Littoral (Lausanne) june 2nd 2023 <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/03022188077825b30a2d4ab341b720c8c9a4a95166bcfd28e38ccd1dac7f3c39/la-placette-3.png" data-mid="1359321" border="0" /><img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f116cb194246958faa34e5d1dfa572496a63b6cfe14b425b3e5db2c71451c47c/LaPlacette_206_web_001.jpeg" data-mid="1359323" border="0" data-scale="100"/><img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/efff5daba5b4542e38d4985bfcf2984c2c65f50fc6865f7918f2ff483cebfb0e/LaPlacette_206_web_002.jpeg" data-mid="1359324" border="0" /><img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6912a92481067625e151814433e2ca329d94cd089abef5aa37cea59d0a89ab21/LaPlacette_206_web_004.jpeg" data-mid="1359326" border="0" /><img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/202afffa67d32724d4eee13d67986a8d930e97844056f8ede3fe6721704444c9/LaPlacette_206_web_003.jpeg" data-mid="1359325" border="0" /> exhibition text by Delphine Coindet Art Geneva : You are a Lead, not a Co-star (Geneva) Miriam Laura Leonardi invitation w/ Gina Proenza , Charly Mirambeau, Romane de Watteville, Virginie Sistek, Christian Schultz, Kelly Tissot (January 25th - 30th) 2022 Lokal-Int : All Together Now (Biel) w/ Soren Gunzinger (2000 - Switzerland), Maria Esteves (1998 - Portugal) (September)&nbsp;https://lokal-int.ch/ <img width="2362" height="1772" width_o="2362" height_o="1772" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/eceb99148f97c632472ea203183592ead0f21b17c7bb5ce41774d97eec4466f9/8.JPG" data-mid="1258644" border="0" data-scale="100"/> 2021 All Stars : WE ARE SO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE CLOSED!! (Lausanne)&nbsp;w/&nbsp; Akinola Davies Jr (1985 - Nigeria), Maria Esteves (1998 - Portugal), Sylvie Fleury (1961 – Switzerland), Marie Karlberg (1985 – Sweden) and Biquini Wax EPS (Mexico). (February 5th - 28th)&nbsp; allstars.ch <img width="454" height="590" width_o="454" height_o="590" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9632cd2eaaf78e0461dcc74711d77a489cb2ba50d9bef55143ee43ed733b25e3/All-STARS.jpg" data-mid="1258640" border="0" /> 2026 Forde Geneva (2026 group show) 2025 Accappella : EAC Halles de Porrentruy (Avec Fanny Adrianna Dunning, Julie/Julot Wuhrmann et Nolan Lucidi) 2023Hua... http://mariaesteves.com/Sculpture-SoP-Costume Thu, 19 Jan 2023 02:07:23 +0000 Maria Esteves 436906 &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="576" height="432" width_o="576" height_o="432" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8203aabfced5dfeb4d25c9651454b0c820a834cc4e782cda7a35d03a07e0adbb/hk-3.jpg" data-mid="1258210" border="0" data-scale="15"/>&nbsp;&gt;next <img width="1597" height="2177" width_o="1597" height_o="2177" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/43fc72bff1c1567b8ab72ebfe353069b205c1769e6a1a7ced2507d146d7d5397/sop-costume.jpg" data-mid="1258200" border="0" data-scale="50"/>a costume for facing the crowd with your back The Mouth (2022)as worn by Cheryl Donegan @ Art Geneva &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&gt;next a costume for facing the crowd with your back The Mouth (2022)as worn by Cheryl Donegan @ Art Geneva http://mariaesteves.com/Sculpture-SoP-Home Thu, 19 Jan 2023 02:00:53 +0000 Maria Esteves 436905 <img width="576" height="432" width_o="576" height_o="432" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e7aa2b8fa99aeeff34c4e06f2bbdbc6e401b03dae47586cde9cd968ef0e2e6ec/hk-3.jpg" data-mid="1258209" border="0" data-scale="15"/>&nbsp;&gt;next Sexy Old Person Home (2022) <img width="1707" height="1280" width_o="1707" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ec07fd7ec14cfcc5fd1db419a2ef65bdb51255b87638294bb7223bf301c90f6a/eval3emes1_16.jpg__0x1280_q85_subsampling-2.jpg" data-mid="1258198" border="0" data-scale="100"/><img width="1742" height="2613" width_o="1742" height_o="2613" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f17e33eebd1084c79b5b2daeb89ac89dbf70052fc2db87f002d8c662ac094fa2/sop-home-2.jpg" data-mid="1258199" border="0" data-scale="51"/>&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;next Sexy Old Person Home (2022) &nbsp; http://mariaesteves.com/HOME-PAGE Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:53:27 +0000 Maria Esteves 436895 Maria Esteves is a regular working artist based in Lausanne, Switzerland (b. 1998 - Porto) mariatoup@protonmail.com Portfolio Exhibition views videos sculpture music substack <img width="2292" height="1287" width_o="2292" height_o="1287" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e07917bf39d2413de63b78f25e37a4c7f7e9082679479e4fe335dc498ef74abe/i-know-u-dont-know-me.png" data-mid="1432674" border="0" data-scale="85"/><img width="2296" height="1288" width_o="2296" height_o="1288" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9472dab06ab13a32731e7fa1eb5a546f6e4810fee716fa90bc23f9e4bfb355d6/the-nobility-of-my-existence.png" data-mid="1432675" border="0" data-scale="85"/><img width="2294" height="1287" width_o="2294" height_o="1287" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/894a8bb684c2d613f6f5e04e05d9a9b761cd0c770fe299022f7dd53fbd6c60c2/horse-skellie.png" data-mid="1432676" border="0" data-scale="85"/><img width="2279" height="1276" width_o="2279" height_o="1276" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e155be41e449955818d2fa4fc2266cc80d1e2bfc91adc2d38f73a50799ba5a54/bat.png" data-mid="1432678" border="0" data-scale="85"/><img width="2296" height="1284" width_o="2296" height_o="1284" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4dd3170311722e59ca37936f47cfbfcf53030f5aed176d402a2505f079b254af/vamp.png" data-mid="1432677" border="0" data-scale="85"/> <img width="5241" height="3494" width_o="5241" height_o="3494" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bc7f2898a681e0f64deecd3755061125316a9eef165a9c5eac4f45dc98c7b7be/20260214_Forde_01_Documentation_TheaGiglio_00009-copie.jpg" data-mid="1432746" border="0" data-scale="85"/>photo credit: Théa Giglio Maria Esteves is a regular working artist based in Lausanne, Switzerland (b. 1998 - Porto) mariatoup@protonmail.com Portfolio Exhibition views videos ... http://mariaesteves.com/Sculpture Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:50:43 +0000 Maria Esteves 436893 back to main page selected sculpture&nbsp; <img width="864" height="1296" width_o="864" height_o="1296" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/701c29dcb83bbb970a0b539e67b03e0ad56cb402a347120c5e092cdea017ea74/4-seasons-hotel-2.jpg" data-mid="1258191" border="0" data-scale="100"/><img width="864" height="1296" width_o="864" height_o="1296" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e8cdd3be426664af4dfdff990aa04cdd965d97350e606215843bf0dc85a3ac25/4-seasons-hotel.jpg" data-mid="1258192" border="0" data-scale="100"/>very loose jeans (2022; printed digital drawing on paper)&nbsp; Her pants were always too loose around her waist, too long for her legs. They dragged on the floor. On the sidewalk and on the parking lots full of cars, and the empty parking lots too. She got them from the store. She ordered them online. No matter how she went about it, her pants were always too big for her. There was no way of adjusting them. They never fit. No way. She tried to put on some weight. She ate and she ate. She asked a tall friend if she could stand on her shoulders. Only then, did the pants barely fit.<img width="1500" height="1125" width_o="1500" height_o="1125" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2a08fb12964f2b707e28bf3e0a75e88301dbad652b220c9e65aaaa04a6887e73/tent.jpg" data-mid="1432998" border="0" /><img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5360ed60a3703f65bb4a47aed6928885778cfba8c86a9c7c083e31a12637456e/tent-2.jpg" data-mid="1432999" border="0" />the inside out tent (2022; tailored canvas) <img width="1500" height="2045" width_o="1500" height_o="2045" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fa59be2090c97de813275a8ff6e12169abd0436a0688714b283312aa8c24167d/mouth.jpg" data-mid="1433000" border="0" data-scale="56"/> mouth shaped cape (2022, satin, cotton, simili leather) back to main page selected sculpture&nbsp; very loose jeans (2022; printed digital drawing on paper)&nbsp; Her pants were always too loose around her waist, too... http://mariaesteves.com/Video-1 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:09:56 +0000 Maria Esteves 390549 selected videos (2021 - 2026) <img width="2292" height="1287" width_o="2292" height_o="1287" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9f10b9809e718d0ffb0e20c1c07a399fc49f9556375b45e96e0961b54a7f5ea0/i-know-u-dont-know-me.png" data-mid="1432988" border="0" />i know you don’t know me but i really like the way you’re dressed (2024, 02:03’) <img width="2297" height="1287" width_o="2297" height_o="1287" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fd3739248434b6c2ac272bce5ef46a2fb0aaa7454c455cee3e86e9e8d2c83d87/canadian-rain.png" data-mid="1432992" border="0" /> untitled (2023, 02:14’) <img width="2296" height="1284" width_o="2296" height_o="1284" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bd59a2ca7648150114e0789ce9a64a9c6c4bdd91051e77c03439564c39b4df48/vamp.png" data-mid="1432991" border="0" /> portrait of a vampire who wants to become a writer (2026, 03:41’) <img width="2279" height="1276" width_o="2279" height_o="1276" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/27ce318e8c1959492be5c46629230b248d4ac18feee7383bc04a81a4eef57460/bat.png" data-mid="1432990" border="0" /> bat monologue (2022, 03:2 back to main page <img width="2296" height="1288" width_o="2296" height_o="1288" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5eb0f97d64d38fe1d4a090bde28dc8ca18717fd88c76b0d034b741df0838fada/the-nobility-of-my-existence.png" data-mid="1432989" border="0" />the nobility of my existence has not yet fully manifested itself (2021, 13:41’) <img width="2294" height="1287" width_o="2294" height_o="1287" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5569a9d7923a32f85a62881a67436a7ca8413c41b009dc92686d6812461165f0/horse-skellie.png" data-mid="1432987" border="0" data-scale="100"/>crazy skeleton (2021, 00:51’) <img width="2288" height="1285" width_o="2288" height_o="1285" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c35441f84853edf8efe2925333af8f432062251f4a65b1f47ba685eddb7d4328/underground.png" data-mid="1432995" border="0" /> underground runway (2023, 03:14’)<img width="2303" height="1282" width_o="2303" height_o="1282" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cb46bb5011d326ccedae0e394a3990e1bf80b838caac4f76302487f1715b3755/lighthouse.png" data-mid="1432997" border="0" /> unsuperdupervised (in collaboration w/ Matti Dam Hansen - 2022, 05:28’) selected videos (2021 - 2026) i know you don’t know me but i really like the way you’re dressed (2024, 02:03’) untitled (2023, 02:14’) portrait of...